Cardinals Continue Series With Bucs

Submitted by jcovington on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 7:25am

The Cardinals and Pirates continue their three-game series tonight at Busch Stadium. Lance Lynn is scheduled to start for St. Louis. He's 14-and-8 with a 2.78 ERA this season. Pittsburgh counters with Gerrit Cole, who's 7-and-4 with a 3.69 ERA. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m.

LOCAL WEATHER

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Washington Sophomore Guard Kyra Hardesty. Kyra scored 59 points in a game against Pacific leading the Lady Jays to an 85-80 overtime win over the Lady Indians. She shot 61% from the floor, hit 20-of-33 field goal attempts, seven of 11 beyond the arc and 12-of-15 free throws. For the season, Kyra is averaging 21.4 points, three rebounds, 3.72 assists and 2.24 steals per game.

SPORTS CORNER

Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright is feeling good after a Monday bullpen session. The 33-year-old threw 30-to-40 pitches without incident. Wainwright flew back to St. Louis last week to have an abdominal strain checked out. It will be two to three weeks before he pitches in a game.